GMES is one of the pillars of the European Space Policy that aims at placing Europe in the forefront of research and development worldwide. After the enlargement of the European Union, it is an obvious step to merge substantial GMES capacity of the new members with existing structures that have already been functioning in the Union. The role of the GMES Information Centre, as we see it, to stimulate this process through exchange of information, promotion of the GMES initiatives, and through establishing contacts between potential partners.

Marek Banaszkiewicz

Coordinator of the GMES-Poland project

Welcome to GMES Information Centre

GMES - Polandproject is the specific support action aims at thepromotion of participation of Poland andother candidate countries in Global Monitoring for Environment and Security.

The establishment of a single national point called GMES Information Centre (GIC) will concentrate information, advisory and support activities related to GMES in one institution, what should result in an increased efficiency and synergy.

The project focuses on the following priorities:

·support for participation of Polish institutions in GMES thematic projects and introduction of institutions from other candidate countries into these projects